On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Lothar Behrens wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 20.08.2008, 10:15 -0700 schrieb michael shiloh:
>
>> Hi Lothar, Dick,
>>
>> I just joined this mailing list because I work at Openmoko and I want
>> to know
>> what FOSS is available for working with our CAD files and our
>> schematics.
>>
>> I would also like to hear your collective advice and comments, since
>> you are
>> clearly the experts in this field.
>>
>> Currently the schematics are available only as PDF, but I imagine we
>> would be
>> willing to export them in a machine readable form.
>>
>> (The schematics, by the way, are simply in
>> http://downloads.openmoko.org/schematics/)
>>
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I have tried the FreeCAD software to have a review to the CAD files. It
> was reported in the openmoko list that it will be usable. But I tried
> to compile the code. I have posted on their list a question to get
> compiled the code on Debian PPC.
>
> Here it would be interesting, if the schematics get converted, it also
> would be interesting to get anyhow the CAD files converted to be used
> with the KICAD 3D application.
>
> I hope there is more in the igs than only the housing drawings. I mean
> it would be good if the part's on the board used are in 3D available
> too.
>
> Lothar
I've changed my subscription to my openmoko email address so I'll reply frpom
there
Michael
